Composition routes for three-phase partially miscible flow in ternary systems

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-174

  LaForce, Tara ^a   Johns, Russell T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLUBILITY;

COMPOSITION ROUTES; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; MISCIBLE FLOW;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 22544463097     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89438-PA     Document Type: Article

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